Yamaha announces media controllers neoHD and neoHD WiFi

Yamaha neoHD YMC-500 media controller

Yamaha has announced two units of what they call "media controllers"; the neoHD with the model name YMC-500 and the neoHD WiFi with the model name YMC-700. The neoHD media controllers will connect the users HD entertainment system and give the abillity to control of home and Internet components and sources connected to a home AV system. When the user powers on the neoHD, three choices are presented: "Watch", "Listen" and "Play" to be followed by more in-depth choices as the user chooses an option. The neoHD units can control up to six other AV components such as TVs, Blu-ray players, set-top-boxes, DVD-players and such. neoHD Wifi, or YMC-700 is equipped with wireless Internet connectivity as well as corded ethernet connectivity which allows HD streaming from computers. Both models have three HDMI inputs and USB connectivity for iPod-playback or USB-stick media.

Both the neoHD models are available now with a starting price tag at $ 799.95 USD for the neoHD WiFi YMC-700 and $ 599.95 for the neoHD YMC-500. Read more

HD game trailers for Guitar Hero: Greatest hits, Harry Potter and The Half-blood prince, Trials HD and more

Gametrailers have new trailers in 720p for the games Guitar Hero: Greatest hits, Harry Potter and The Half-blood prince, Trials HD, BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger and High speed chase 2.0

Guitar Hero: Greatest hits

Is titled "Guitar Hero: Smash hits" outside Europe and Australia and features 48 songs taken from the five previous games, but now supports lead guitar, bass guitar drums and vocals for all songs. Guitar Hero: Greatest hits will be out in June 16 in North America and on June 26 in Europe at the consoles Playstation 2, Playsation 3, Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360.

Video Games | Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits | European Reborn Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Harry Potter and The Half-blood prince

Is the video game adaption of the new movie with the same name. It will be out on the most consoles, such as Nintendo DS, Playstation 2, Playstation 3, PSP, Nintendo Wii, Xbox 360 - as well as on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Mobile. The release dates are June 30 and July 3 in UK. 

Video Games | Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince | Launch Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Trials HD

Is a downloadable game for Xbox Live arcade where the player performs crazy stunts with a motorcycle. It will be released on July 22 on Xbox 360. 

Video Games | Trials HD | Debut Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

Is a two-dimensional manga-styled fighting arcade game with 3D graphics. It was released on Arcade in Fall 2008 but now it will be out on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 on June 25 in Japan and on June 30 in North America.  

Video Games | BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger | Launch Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

High speed chase 2.0

Is a iPod Touch/iPhone-game available from July 1 on Apple's App store for 99 American cents. In the game you race across the highway and use your fingers for jumping, bumping and shooting at other cars.

Video Games | High Speed Chase 2.0 | Debut Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

HD movie trailer for Inglorious basterds and clips from The Answer man and Brüno

Yahoo! Movie Trailers have released a trailer in 720p and 1080p for Quentin Tarantino's upcoming movie Inglorious basterds. 


Apple Movie Trailers have two new clips in 720p and 1080p from the movies The Answer man and Brüno.

ASUS releases specifications for the SBC-04D1S-U External Slim Blu-ray drive

ASUS SBC-04D1S-U External Slim Blu-ray drive

ASUS has released specifications for their upcoming SBC-04D1S-U External Slim Blu-ray drive. The SBC-04D1S-U is a external drive which connects to your computer's USB 2.0 port and it supports reading 4.8X BD-ROM/RE and writing 8X DVD+R/+RW. It is only available for Windows operating systems though.

SBC-04D1S-U supports TrueTheater High Definition (TTHD) which upscales standard definition content into HD-quality images on high-resolution displays. It comes bundled with software from Cyberlink and the abillity to protect content on discs with Disc Encryption to password protect an entire or a part of a disc. No release date or starting price has been released for ASUS SBC-04D1S-U yet, but we will definitely bring you that information when it's out. Read more

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High-Definition trailers round-up for week 26

Week 26 has offered us some trailers in HD for bigger and smaller games and movies and some clips for blockbusters as well. 

Tuesday, June 23:
HD movie trailers for Ponyo, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, G.I. Joe and Halloween II

Thursday, June 25:
HD trailers for The Last Airbender, The Stepfather and The September issus + HD clip for 500 days of summer

Friday, June 26:
HD movie trailers for Spread, Amelia and Daybreakers

Saturday, June 27:
HD movie trailers for The Invention of Lying, The Box + a HD clip for Cheri

Sunday, June 28:
HD game trailers for Fight Night round 4, The Punisher: No mercy, Call of Juarez: Bound in blood Multiplayer and Dawn of Discovery

High-Definition news round-up for week 26

This week had as much as new screens from Eizo and two headlines from Epson, as well as a lot of new hardware and happenings for LCD screens.

Tuesday, June 23:
Epson unveils the bright projector PowerLite Pro Z8000WUNL

Wednesday, June 24:
Eizo releases FlexScan SX2462W, their latest Display Port LCD

Thursday, June 25:
Paramount Home Entertainment announces the new Sapphire Series Blu-ray movies
Cello Electronics announces the first HDTV that records to SD cards
Some Sharp LCD monitors risks being banned in U.S.A.
Seiko Epson says 37-inch and larger inkjet-printed OLED TVs in 2012
OmniVision announces 5-megapixel solution for DSC and mobile devices, enabling 1080p mobile recording

Friday, June 26:
Eizo releases FORIS FX2431 LCD monitor
LG announces the two ultra slim LCD TVs 55LH95 and 55LH93

HD game trailers for Fight Night round 4, The Punisher: No mercy, Call of Juarez: Bound in blood Multiplayer and Dawn of Discovery

Gametrailers have a couple of new trailers in 720p - one boxing game (Fight Night round 4), one RTS game (Dawn of Discovery) and two FPS-games (The Punisher: No mercy and Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood).

Fight Night round 4

Video Games | Fight Night Round 4 | Awards Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

The Punisher: No mercy

Video Games | The Punisher: No Mercy | Punishment Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Call of Juarez: Bound in blood Multiplayer

Video Games | Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood | Six Chambers Multiplayer Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

Dawn of Discovery

Video Games | Dawn of Discovery | Launch Trailer HD

XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii

HD movie trailers for The Invention of Lying, The Box + a HD clip for Cheri

Yahoo! Movie Trailers have released two new movie trailers in 720p and 1080p; The Invention of Lying and The Box.

Apple Movie Trailers have released a clip in 720p and 1080p for Cheri.

LG announces the two ultra slim LCD TVs 55LH95 and 55LH93

LG 55LH-series LCD TV

LG has announced two new ultra-slim "Full LED" LCD TVs in the hometown Seoul. The new models are called 55LH95 and 55LH93 and are both 55-inch LCD TVs. Both models features 500 000:1 in contrast ratio and a refresh rate of 240 Hz with a thickness of the TV itself of only 24.8 mm, thanks to a patented technology. The models features a new innovation that will allow the user to send content from DVD players, game consoles or home-theater units wirelessly without any degradation. How that is supposed to work is yet unknown.

LG will unveil less expensive 42-inch and 47-inch full LED LCD TVs by the end of the year without the ultra-slim design. 

Both 55LH95 and 55LH93 will be released in July 2009 with a starting price tag of KRW 7 million ($ 5500 USD) for the 55LH93 model and KRW 7.6 million ($ 5900 USD) for the 55LH95 model. Read more

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HD movie trailers for Spread, Amelia and Daybreakers

Apple Movie Trailers have a trailer in 720p and  1080p for the new Aston Kutcher-movie Spread.


Yahoo! Movie Trailers have trailers in 720p and 1080p for Amelia and Daybreakers.

Eizo releases FORIS FX2431 LCD monitor

Eizo FORIS FX2431 LCD monitor

Eizo has announced that they're now shipping the FORIS FX2431 LCD monitor. FORIS FX2431, which is the first FORIS monitor to be sold outside Japan, is a 24.1-inch Full HD LCD monitor designed for movie watchers and gamers. The FORIS FX2431 has two HDMI inputs, built-in speakers, composite- and S-video inputs. Up to four computers can be connected at once to the monitor using all the different inputs. It features the new "Auto USB Selection" and two upstream USB ports for simultaneous sharing of one keyboard and mouse between two connected computers.

FORIS FX2431 native resolution is 1920 x 1200 pixels, but that doesn't stop the user from playing old video games, such as 8-bit games - as they can be played in double the original size without distortion or blur, thanks to a mode called "Real Image". FORIS FX2431 has a dynamic contrast ratio between 1000:1 to 2000:1 depending on settings and a maximum brightness of 360cd/m2 as well as a response time of 6 ms.
Eizo's FORIS FX2431 LCD monitor is out now at some retailers with an unknown price. Read more (PDF)

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OmniVision announces 5-megapixel solution for DSC and mobile devices, enabling 1080p mobile recording

OmniVision 1.75-micron OmniBSI family for mobile phones

OmniVision has announced their new 5-megapixel solution for DSC (Digital System Cameras) and mobile devices, the OV5653 sensor chip. OV5653 enables 720p recording at 60fps and Full HD 1080p recording at 30fps, which according to OmniVision makes it ideal for both 5-megapixel DSCs and DVs (Digital Videocameras).

The OV5653 belongs to the 1.75-micron OmniBSI family which also includes the 5-megapixel OV5650 RAW sensor for high resolution mobile phone cameras. The family also has the 2-megapixel OV2665 SoC, designed to deliver high image quality to the mass market. OmniVision's OV5653 chip and the other new ones in the 1.75-micron OmniBSI family will be released for volume production in the second half of 2009. Read more

Seiko Epson says 37-inch and larger inkjet-printed OLED TVs in 2012

Seiko Epson OLED screen

Seiko Epson earlier announced a new solution for large Full HD OLED TVs (Read) and now they have the vision of 37-inch and larger inkjet-printed OLED TVs in the year 2012. Seiko Epson estimates that the year 2012 will be the year when 37-inch OLED TVs will be launched by various makers and that 2015 will be when the sales will really take off for the market. Read more

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Some Sharp LCD monitors risks being banned in U.S.A.

Sharp verus Samsung

Some LCD displays from Sharp should be banned from the U.S. according to U.S. trade agency. Japanese Sharp uses a technology that infringes patented technology owned by by South Korean Samsung. Samsung issued four different claims of patent infingements, but they only won the one called "Liquid Crystal Display having wide viewing angel" from 2004.

LCD TVs from Sharp made overseas that uses the patented inventions by Samsung risks being banned in the U.S. Among the models that violated the patented, the Aquos line of HDTVs is included. Sharp hasn't already got the full decision, but it does not look good. Read more

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Cello Electronics announces the first HDTV that records to SD cards

Cello Electronics LCD TV that can record onto SD cards

The british LCD TV company Cello Electronics has announced the first television with the abillity to record onto SD cards. Usually, TVs with a built in recorder, records onto a harddrive. The TV is available in 22-inch, 26-inch and 32-inch sizes with two TV tuners, two SD slots and an integrated DVD player. The TVs have a 16:9 display with 1440 x 900 resolution which unfortunately doesn't support Full HD and the TVs has no HDMI connectivity. Cello Electronics SD recorder TVs will be released in July with a starting price tag of £399.99 ($ 657.5 USD) for the 26-inch model and £469.99 ($ 766.55 USD) for the 32-inch model. Read more

HD trailers for The Last Airbender, The Stepfather and The September issus + HD clip for 500 days of summer

Apple Movie Trailers has released a trailer in 720p and 1080p for The Last Airbender and a clip in 720p and 1080p for 500 days of summer.


Yahoo! Movie Trailers has released trailers in 720p and 1080p for The September issue and The Stepfather.

Paramount Home Entertainment announces the new Sapphire Series Blu-ray movies

Gladiator Sapphire Series Blu-ray cover

Paramount Home Entertainment has announced their new Sapphire Series Blu-ray movies. Sapphire series will offer Acadamy Award winners in their highest quality and in two-discs, which is something new for Blu-ray movies. Sapphire Series will start September 1 with the movies Braveheart and Gladiator, both Academy Award winner. On November 3, Forrest Gump will be released as a Sapphire Series Blu-ray and there are more movies to come. The movies released in the Sapphire Series will be packed with extra material, such as behind the scenes, documentaries, audio commantary and deleted scenes. Read more

Eizo releases FlexScan SX2462W, their latest Display Port LCD

Eizo FlexScan SX2462W LCD monitor

Eizo has released their latest Display Port LCD screen in Japan, called FlexScan SX2462W. SX2462W is a 24" monitor with a 1920 x 1200 pixels resolution, a 850:1 contrast ratio, 5ms response time and the capabillity of reproducing 98% of the RGB colours. The display can be rotated 90 degrees which will make reading of longer documents easier. It will be available in black or white and have connectabillity via both two DVI-ports or one Display Port. Eizo FlexScan SX2462W is out now in Japan with the starting price tag of 1000 000 Yen ($  1 047 USD) Read more

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Epson unveils the bright projector PowerLite Pro Z8000WUNL

Epson PowerLite Pro Z8000WUNL projector

Epson has unveiled a new high-brightness projector called PowerLite Pro Z8000WUNL. The  Z8000WUNL is the first projector of a new series of projectors which uses 3LCD chips.  It's designed for educational institutions and businesses with a WUXGA (1920 x 1200 pixels) resolution and 5000:1 in contrast ratio. It also has a innovative liquid-cooling system and a dual-lamp design that will enhance the image quality. Epson PowerLite Pro Z8000WUNL will be released in September 2009 with an unknown price tag. Read more

HD movie trailers for Ponyo, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, G.I. Joe and Halloween II

Apple Movie Trailers has a trailer in 720p and 1080p for Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo.

Yahoo! Movie Trailers has second trailers in 720p and 1080p for the movies Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, G.I. Joe: The rise of Cobra and Halloween II.

HD trailers round-up for week 25

Wednesday, June 17:
HD movie trailers for The Cove and Last ride

Friday, June 19:
HD movie trailers for 2012, Cold souls, Zombieland and Love happens, plus clip from Public enemies

Saturday, June 20:
HD movie trailers for Dead snow, I hate valentine's day, Untitled Michael Moore project, The Girl from Monaco, Shorts and Fame

High-Definition News round-up for week 25

Monday, June 15:
JVC releases LT-42WX70, a Full HD 42-inch monitor for digital SLR users
Marantz announces UD9004, a high-end Blu-ray and SACD player

Tuesday, June 16:
Toshiba announces 40A8000 Regza, a affordable Full HD LCD
New Popcorn hour C200 announced

Wednesday, June 17:
SANYO releases PDG-DET100JL and LP-WTC500L - two projectors with high resolution and brightness
Sharp announces BD-HP22H, an environmentally-friendly Blu-ray player

Thursday, June 18:
LG releases a 3D version of the 47LH50 LCD TV
Panasonic announces development of an 85-inch Full HD Plasma display
ContourHD 720p helmet cam is now released
Samsung announces shipping of the 460UT Series video wall LCDs

Friday, June 19:
Microsoft's Zune HD is powered by Nvidia's Tegra
Sony Pictures announces the new Blu-ray disc feature MovieIQ
Joost Labs announces Joost on Playstation 3

Saturday, June 20:
Candela introduces 3 new LCD TVs
Maingear offers AXESS HD Gamer, a powerful and expensive HD gaming rig

Sunday, June 21:
Survey shows that Blu-ray interest remains lukewarm despite high spreading of HDTVs
Texas Instruments announces enhanced 4K technology on next generation DLP cinema

Texas Instruments announces enhanced 4K technology on next generation DLP cinema

A Texas Instruments DLP-chip

Texas Instruments has annonuced plans to incorporate enhanced 4K technology for the next generation of DLP (Digital Light Processing) cinema projectors. Texas Instruments will deliver their licensed DLP Cinema 4K chips to Barco, Christie Digital and NEC, which will place the chip in over 12 projector models. The solution gives the projectors the abillity to light up theatre screens as big as 100 feet and 3D screen as big as 75 feet. Read more

Survey shows that Blu-ray interest remains lukewarm despite high spreading of HDTVs

Blu-ray discs

Despite the fact that 33% of the U.S. population owns atleast one HDTV, the interest for Blu-ray remains lukewarm. According to a survey by Harris Interactive, just 7% of the 2401 asked U.S. adults own a Blu-ray player. 9% own a Sony Playstation 3 which plays Blu-rays. Earlier reports has shown that Blu-ray player sales has increased 72% since the last year, but according to this survey, it has still not exploded.

The biggest reason the participants in the survey doesn't buy as much Blu-ray movies as DVDs is because they're waiting for the prices to come down. "Blu-ray also faces competition from alternative technologies such as cable, satellite and the Internet", says Milton Ellis, Harris Interactive Technology. Read more

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Maingear offers AXESS HD Gamer, a powerful and expensive HD gaming rig

Maingear's AXESS HD Gamer

Maingear has released a new, customizable HD gaming rig named AXESS HD Gamer. At Maingear's site you can choose what hardware the rig will be delivered with and how powerful it will be and therefore how ruined you will be. The AXESS HD Gamer's base price is $ 1 799.99 USD and  the highest price is $ 6 425.71 USD. The consumer can choose different Intel Core i7 processors, different sizes of Kingston memory, DVD- or Blu-ray drive, Solid state or optical drives, 32-bit or 64-bit Vista operating system and other accessories. Read more

Candela introduces 3 new LCD TVs

Candela CPLV215WDG2 21.5-inch Full HD LCD TV

Candela has introduced three new LCD TV models; CPLV215WDG2, CPLV185WDG2, and CPLV15.4WDG2.

The CPLV215WDG2 is a 21.5-inch LCD TV which supports Full HD resolution, has a contrast ratio of 1000:1, a brightness of 300cd/m2 and a responsetime of 5ms. The sceen comes with two built-in speakers and will have a price tag starting at 46 800 Yens ($ 486 USD).

The CPLV185WDG2 is a 18.5-inch LCD TV with almost the same specifications as the 21.5-inch model, but with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels instead of Full HD. The 18.5-inch model will have a starting price tag of 42 800 Yens ($ 445 USD).

The CPLV15.4WDG2 is a 15.4-inch LCD TV with a resolution of 1440 x 900 pixels, a brightness of 250cd/m2, a contrast ratio of 400:1 and a response time of 16ms. The 15.4-inch model will have a price tag starting at 34 800 Yens ($ 362 USD). Read more

HD movie trailers for Dead snow, I hate valentine's day, Untitled Michael Moore project, The Girl from Monaco, Shorts and Fame

Apple Movie Trailers has a big update with six new trailers in 720p and 1080p; Dead snow, I hate Valentine's day, Untitled Michael Moore project, The Girl from Monaco, a second trailer for Shorts and a second trailer for Fame.

Joost Labs announces Joost on Playstation 3

Joost on Playstation 3

Joost Labs has announced their new project they are working on: a version of Joost customized for running on the Sony Playstation 3. Joost on Playstation 3 allows the user to navigate through content by using the PS3 controller and playing video from the Joost service. Read more

Sony Pictures announces the new Blu-ray disc feature MovieIQ

Blu-ray discs

Sony Pictures has announced a new Blu-ray disc feature for BD-Live called MovieIQ. MovieIQ is powered by Gracenote and offers the user access to a real-time movie database when the Blu-ray player is connected to the Internet. MovieIQ allows the user to see information about the currently playing movie, such as cast, crew, trivia, soundtrack and other information. MovieIQ will be offered on all Sony Picture's new major releases, including Angels & Demons, Easy Rider, Punch drunk love and more. Read more

Microsoft's Zune HD is powered by Nvidia's Tegra

Microsoft Zune HD and Nvidia Tegra

Microsoft has announced that their upcoming media player Zune HD is powered by Nvidia's Tegra computing platform. Zune HD may be the first Tegra-powered device when it hits the market later this year. Nvidia's Tegra allows Microsoft's Zune HD to play high-definition video in 720p and to be connected to a HDTV for a bigger image, something that the biggest competitor, Apple's iPod Touch cannot offer. Tegra will also enable the Zune HD to have a longer battery life and the possibility of Adobe Flash-support. Read more

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HD movie trailers for 2012, Cold souls, Zombieland and Love happens, plus clip from Public enemies

Yahoo! Movie Trailers brings us two new trailers in 720p and 1080p; 2012 and Love happens.

 
Apple Movie Trailers has two new trailers in 720p and 1080p; Cold souls and Zombieland.  They also have a clip from Public enemies.

Samsung announces shipping of the 460UT Series video wall LCDs

Samsung 460UT Series wall LCD with UD and ID

Samsung has announced that they're now shipping the 460UT Series of video wall LCD monitors. The model names are 460UT, 460UTn and 460UTn-UD and allows professionals to build dynamic video walls with Samsung's patended Interlocking Display (ID) solution. The ultra-thin border of the screens provides a near-seamless viewing experice. The 460UTn-UD offers Samsung's revolutionary Ultra Definition (UD) ultra wall solution which offers professionals to manage up to 250 video displays to create a virtual monitor, showing huge images controlled by a server. Read more about the 460UT, 460UTn, 460UTn-UD LCDs | Read more about Samsung Ultra-Definition System

ContourHD 720p helmet cam is now released

VholdR ContourHD 720p helmet cam

VholdR ContourHD's wearable HD 720p cam has now been released and available for sale at Amazon for $299.99 USD. The wearable camera shoots in 720p at 30fps and in WVGA (858 x 480) at 60fps. The video can be recorded in the H.264 codec format. VholdR calls ContourHD the first HD wearable camcorder. Two types of mount is included as well as a 2 GB micro SD card that will hold up to 8 hours of recorded video. Read more

Panasonic announces development of an 85-inch Full HD Plasma display

Panasonic 85-inch Full HD Plasma display compared to a 42-inch model

Panasonic has announced they are developing a 85-inch Full HD Plasma display. Panasonic's 85-inch plasma has the screen size of four 42-inch panels and is big enough to show a person in full size when installed vertically, still it is only 99 mm thick. The display will support LAN control and the possibility of adding up to three different terminal boards, such as DVI and Dual Link HD-SDI.  The 85-inch weighs approximately 130 kg and is designed for professional users. Panasonic's 85-inch Plasma display will be released in Japan and U.S.A. in Fall 2009. Read more